East Lancashire Concert Band(Originally Accrington Old Band - The "Accrington Pals" Band in 1914) MUSIC MAKING SINCE 1842

East Lancashire Concert Bandis based at the Civic Arts Centre, Oswaldtwistle,located between Blackburn and Accrington.

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There must be many hundreds of people in our area who learned to play a musical instrument when they were at school. Only a few reach a standard high enough to make performing their career. Some have gone on to teach music but most will have embarked on totally different careers. Love of music will almost certainly have stayed with them and they may still want the chance to develop this interest. That is when an amateur ensemble such as ours comes into its own, offering the chance to perform with others. We also provide an opportunity for those who came to music later in life and accept that they are unlikely to achieve the standard required by many orchestras. Without audition, we are usually able to accommodate anyone who is happy to strive towards playing worthwhile music.A GREAT TIME TO JOIN!

2017 is the year of out 175th Anniversary.Come and join one of the oldest symphonic wind bandsin the U.K.to help us to celebrate this.

Our music is now being played around the World!

More musicians are wanted, especially young players, so do contact us.(Use the "Contact us" page to get in touch.)

Accrington Movie Makers have been actively involved in making a visual record of our​WW1 commemoration projects. See: www.accringtonmoviemakers.wordpress.com/

East Lancashire Concert Band is a not-for-profit charitable organisation